There has been an ever-increasing desire to expand their traditional roles beyond "at-need" and "pre-need" services into "after-need" or post funeral services for the bereaved. Falconer Funeral Home is providing bereavement services for the families they serve.
Grief Is Not...Grief is not a mountain to be climbed,
with the strong reaching the summit long before the weak.
Grief is not an athletic event,
with stop watches timing our progress.
Grief is a walk through loss and pain,
with no competition and no time trials.
in Grief, Death and Loss A place where men and women can discuss, chat or browse to understand the many different paths to heal strong emotions. Resources on the site include excerpts from author Tom Golden's books on healing from loss. GriefNet is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. They have many email support groups. Their integrated approach to online grief support provides help to people working through loss and grief issues of all kinds. A leading provider of information and inspiration in the areas of illness and dying, loss and grief, healthy caregiving, life transition, and spirituality. Grief support information and resources from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). in Aging / Dying / Caregiving An international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life issues. Hypertext topic pages link to sites around the world. Links to hospice and home care, bereavement, death with dignity, AIDS, and related topics in life-threatening illness. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.
The MISS Foundation is a 501 (c) 3, volunteer based organization committed to providing crisis support and long term aid to families after the death of a child from any cause. MISS also participates in legislative and advocacy issues, community engagement and volunteerism, and culturally competent, multidisciplinary, education opportunities. |
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